11.19 lakh PMAY-G houses approved for Bihar with ₹13,427 crore
Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on 20 August 2026 announced approval of 11,18,937 pucca houses for Bihar under PMAY-G with an allocation of ₹13,427 crore.
Summary
Union Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on 20 August 2026 announced approval of 11,18,937 pucca houses for poor families in Bihar under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, with an allocation of ₹13,427 crore. The announcement was made at a state-level PMAY programme in Patna attended by Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary. Chouhan said 24.30 lakh houses had been approved for Bihar in two years, with ₹29,164 crore spent. He also announced that PM Fasal Bima Yojana would be implemented in Bihar and noted that 53.83 lakh Farmer IDs had been created in the state.
Key facts
- Houses approved
- 11,18,937 (≈11.19 lakh)
- Allocation
- ₹13,427 crore
- Venue
- Patna, 20 August 2026
- Two-year total
- 24.30 lakh houses; ₹29,164 crore spent
- Farm insurance
- PM Fasal Bima Yojana to be implemented in Bihar
- Farmer IDs
- 53.83 lakh created in Bihar
Practice MCQs 2 questions
How many pucca houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana were approved for Bihar on 20 August 2026, and with what allocation?
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Correct answer: D — About 11.19 lakh houses; ₹13,427 crore
Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced approval of 11,18,937 pucca houses with an allocation of ₹13,427 crore; 24.30 lakh is the two-year total.
Consider the following statements made at the Patna PMAY programme on 20 August 2026: 1. 24.30 lakh houses have been approved for Bihar in two years. 2. 53.83 lakh Farmer IDs have been created in Bihar. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct. Chouhan also said ₹29,164 crore had been spent on houses in two years and that PM Fasal Bima Yojana would be implemented in Bihar.